⭐ Ejderha Sato ⭐

As 2023 concludes with today's lesson, it’s time to reflect on a year and a half of learning Korean! I am deeply and incredibly thankful for discovering Sato! While I began the year familiar with many words, now I can engage in basic Korean conversations. My proficiency in conjugating between past, present, and casual to polite tenses has grown significantly. Sato's teaching skills are evident; he gauges precisely when to challenge me and when to allow independent exploration. Whenever I struggle with a concept, his patient explanations ensure clarity. He will always keep at it until I have fully grasped the topic. His organized Google Docs of lesson notes are invaluable, and his commitment shines through—even when responding to late-night questions! Beyond language, Sato also adds invaluable insights into Korean culture and lifestyle. His meticulous attention to my pronunciation ensures I sound as authentic as possible. Truly a dedicated and skilled instructor! Thank you!

As another year studying with Sato San is finishing, I feel the need to write a proper review. A new year's resolution two years ago changed my life, I decided to try learning another language and shortly after discovered Sato San. Looking back after almost 100 lessons it is hard to believe we've come so far. Starting from scratch, we are now conducting class in almost exclusively Japanese. I am still far from proficient, but feel like I have an extremely solid foundation to build my intermediate level Japanese on. Sato San's style of teaching puts the ball in your court as a learner. The amount of information and study material he provides is abundant, its up to you as a student to study and apply. We have come a very long way together and I am very grateful as a student to have found such a great guide on my language Journey. We continue to trudge towards the metaphorical peak of Everest together. Sato San- 本当に　ありがとうございました

Another fun and very helpful lesson with Sato-sensei! I appreciate his patience and understanding when I forget vocabulary or make mistakes. And I'm super enjoying the pace and really am absorbing the new information well. I also enjoy all the cultural and language context that he gives as we go through the lesson. It gives so much more life and meaning to learning Japanese. I also found it very easy to study up on the previous lesson thanks to the Google Doc notes and organization.

Sato-san and I reviewed some date/time exercises. We discussed a popular Japanese running event in which various associations of people compete. We also learned sentence negation in written contexts.

Today we talked about quilts and bamboo rugs! We worked on the マス buddy そうだ, and Aたり Bたり する! It was a great lesson and I’m looking forward to working on で and に next time! いつも　ありがとうございました、サトさん！　また来週‼︎

Today’s lesson was fantastic! It was full of energy, and we accomplished so much. I can’t believe it’s been two years since I started lessons with Sato—it’s been an amazing journey! I’m going to keep pushing myself to speak more during our sessions, especially since I’ve built a solid foundation thanks to him. Sato has been there from the very beginning, and it’s incredible to look back and see how far I’ve come. Today’s lesson focused a lot on speaking and review, which I really enjoyed. I appreciate how Sato always encourages me to speak more in Korean, and I’ll keep working on that. His patience in letting me figure things out on my own before stepping in is something I value greatly. Thank you, Sato, for an amazing two years, and here’s to many more! See you in the next lesson!